Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Psychology

•Review Chapter 9 in the course text, Research Design and the "Qualitative Methods: Examples" media segment.

•Explain how quantitative and qualitative strategies and methods/procedures are similar and different.

•Determine which kinds of research questions would be served by a qualitative strategy of inquiry and explain why.

•Generalize about the popularity of qualitative methods in your discipline.
With these thoughts in mind:

Provide a comparison of quantitative and qualitative strategies of inquiry.

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Hi and thank you for using Brainmass. The solution below should get you started. In this particular task, you are being asked to show that you understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative methods. Since you did not indicate the media or include it as part of the resource to help you complete this task, I have made some assumptions and what you have below is a general overview but is applicable to what you will need. I suggest using this simple outline:

As you can see, the above outline should give you around 400 words which should cover what you need. Don't forget to add ideas and concepts from the materials you are using in class in the discussion as it will show that you have associated theory to concept. You can also use the listed resources to further explore the topic. All the best with your studies.

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